Not many sixth-round draft picks get to play over 900 games in the NHL, but Bruce Driver beat the odds and suited up for 922 regular season games over a 15-year professional career.

It all began for Driver at the University of Wisconsin, where his playmaking abilities drew the attention of many NHL scouts. Although he was never a prolific point producer, he was an excellent setup man and worked well in both power-play and shorthanded situations. In his final year of collegiate hockey, Driver averaged better than a point per game. In 1984 and 1985, Driver was on the roster of the Canadian National Team and represented his country at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics.

His first taste of NHL action came during the 1983-84 season when he played in four games with the New Jersey Devils. The team from which the Devils evolved, the Colorado Rockies, had drafted Driver 108th overall in 1981.

Driver spent eleven seasons in a Devils uniform and won a Stanley Cup ring with them in 1995. At the age of 33, Driver signed with the New York Rangers in the fall of 1995 and played in Manhattan for three years. His last year with the Rangers, and his NHL career, came in 1997-98.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1978-79

Royal York Royals

ON-Jr.A

49

10

30

40

44

1979-80

Royal York Royals

ON-Jr.A

43

13

57

70

102

1980-81

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

42

5

15

20

42

1981-82

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

46

7

37

44

84

1982-83

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

49

19

42

61

100

1983-84

Canada

Nat-Tm

61

11

17

28

44

1983-84

Canada

Olympics

7

3

1

4

10

1983-84

New Jersey Devils

NHL

4

0

2

2

0

-2

1983-84

Maine Mariners

AHL

12

2

6

8

15

16

0

10

10

8

1984-85

New Jersey Devils

NHL

67

9

23

32

36

-22

1985-86

New Jersey Devils

NHL

40

3

15

18

32

+9

1985-86

Maine Mariners

AHL

15

4

7

11

16

1986-87

New Jersey Devils

NHL

74

6

28

34

36

-26

1986-87

Canada

WEC-A

8

0

0

0

4

1987-88

New Jersey Devils

NHL

74

15

40

55

68

+7

20

3

7

10

14

1988-89

New Jersey Devils

NHL

27

1

15

16

24

0

1989-90

New Jersey Devils

NHL

75

7

46

53

63

+6

6

1

5

6

6

1990-91

New Jersey Devils

NHL

73

9

36

45

62

+11

7

1

2

3

12

1991-92

New Jersey Devils

NHL

78

7

35

42

66

+5

7

0

4

4

2

1992-93

New Jersey Devils

NHL

83

14

40

54

66

-10

5

1

3

4

4

1993-94

New Jersey Devils

NHL

66

8

24

32

63

+29

20

3

5

8

12

1994-95

New Jersey Devils

NHL

41

4

12

16

18

-1

17

1

6

7

8

1995-96

New York Rangers

NHL

66

3

34

37

42

+2

11

0

7

7

4

1996-97

New York Rangers

NHL

79

5

25

30

48

+8

15

0

1

1

2

1997-98

New York Rangers

NHL

75

5

15

20

46

-3

NHL Totals

922

96

390

486

670

108

10

40

50

64

WCHA First All-Star Team (1982) NCAA West First All-American Team (1982) NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1982) WCHA Second All-Star Team (1983)

Rights transferred to New Jersey after Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, September 28, 1995.